A bill limiting when minors can consent to medical treatment without parental involvement passed the North Carolina House, ...

The House of Representatives passed SB101, a measure that would raise the age of consent for medical, dental and mental ...

who raised concerns about children who may be too afraid to report abuse. Orlando Democratic Rep. Rita Harris put forward a failed amendment allowing minors 16 and older to get treatment for STIs ...

Jennifer Balkcom, a Hendersonville Republican, said the bill upheld the “essential role of parents in a child ... Minors would still be able to consent on their own for treatment for a pregnancy ...

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Under current state law, a minor who ... their minor child, and so I’m very happy with that,” she continued. SB101 would allow any minor to consent to services to prevent or treat pregnancy ...

And it doesn't seem to hinge so much on stopping risky or dangerous behavior as giving parents ultimate control over all aspects of their children's ... to require parental consent before a minor can ...

Georgia on Thursday became the eighth state to see its law requiring parental consent for children to use social media ...

A proposed bill in the Connecticut state legislature seeks to address disparities in access to contraceptive care for minors. Currently, state law allows minors to receive emergency medical treatment ...

Mandatory consent from parents for several medical treatments is poised to reach a floor vote in the North Carolina House of ...